Circus City 2019

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Circus City - the UK’s biggest festival of contemporary circus - returns to Bristol from October 17 to November 2 with an ambitious, events-for-all, programme combining music, film, dance, and spoken word with an array of international circus skills.

October 19
18:00 & 21:00 Sarah Houbolt (Australia) in Koo Koo the Bird Girl (UK premiere)
Australian Paralympian and disability advocate Sarah Houbolt pays a one-woman circus tribute to actor Minnie Woolsley and the character she played in the long-banned 1932 film Freaks. Age guidance: 12+The Wardrobe Theatre - 25 West St, Bristol BS2 0DF
£10

October 24 and 25
19:30Ockham's Razor in This Time
A circus show about time, age and how we are strong in different ways at different times in our lives performed by a cast ranging in age from 13 to 60 years old. Age guidance: 8+Unit 15 - Premiere Business Park, Sussex Street BS2 0RA
£15/£10

October 25 and 26
19:00Company Menteuses (Belgium) in A Nos Fantomes (To Our Ghosts) (UK premiere)
Aerial theatre story-telling about a woman who has given up on the dreams she once had but is then confronted by another version of herself. Age guidance: 6+Circomedia - St. Paul’s Church, Portland Square, Bristol BS2 8SJ
£15/£12 https://www.headfirstbristol.co.uk/checkout/to-our-ghosts--a-nos-fantomes

October 26th
20:00 Various artists - Circus Shorts
A showcase of new circus theatre works being developed by a range of talented Bristol-based performers Full line-up to be announced later.Unit 15 - Premier Businss Park, Sussex Street BS2 0RA
£8

October 28 and 29
12:00, 14:30 & 16:30/11:00, 13:30 & 15:30Can't Sit Still in Plink & Boo (Children’s show)
An interactive circus adventure for young children featuring acrobatics and music and set in the topsy-turvy world of Plink and Boo. Age guidance: Aimed at under 5s but all ages welcomeEmersons Green Village Hall - Emerson Way, Emersons Green BS16 7AP
£8/£6

October 29 and 30
11:00, 14:00Little Lavrak in Reach (Family friendly show also suitable for audiences with hearing loss)
A circus adventure about best friends on a quest to reach the biscuits on the highest shelf. Especially suitable for under 11s, families and those who are deaf or hearing-impaired. With free cookies!Circomedia, St. Paul’s Church, Portland Square, Bristol BS2 8SJ
£8/£6

October 31st
19:30Various artists:Volt
Circomedia's circus scratch night - VOLT - returns to offer a platform for emerging circus artists in the South West to test out and develop works in progress.Circomedia, St. Paul’s Church, Portland Square, Bristol BS2 8SJ
£8/£6

October 31 to November 2nd
20:00 + a matinee on Nov @ 14:00Barely Methodical Troupe in Bromance (UK Premiere)
An internationally award-winning circus show using acrobatics, b-boying, Cyr wheel and more to explore masculine camaraderie and what it's like to be a male today. Age guidance: 8+.1532 Theatre, Bristol Grammar School, Elton Rd, Bristol BS8 1SJ
£17/£15

November 1st
19:00Broken Box Collective in Outside the Club (World Premiere)
Highly skilled juggling and manipulation and slick choreography reflect the comedy and pain of personal and national political difference. Age guidance: all.Trinity Centre, Trinity Rd, Bristol BS2 0NW
£10/£8

November 1 and 2nd
20:30Company Rafale (Belgium) in Sanctuaire Sauvage
Live sound and bodies in motion create an immersive, acoustic, experience, inspired by the lives and stories of people who are blind. Age guidance: 7+Unit 15. Premier Business Park, Sussex Street BS2 0RA
£15/£13

November 2nd
19:00Sneaky and Raptor in A Different Beast (UK Premiere)
A show incorporating dance, Chinese pole, acrobatics and live music to tell the story of four eccentric characters striving to survive in a bleak and decaying world. Age guidance: 12Circomedia - St. Paul’s Church, Portland Square, Bristol BS2 8SJ
£8/£6

Circus City gratefully acknowledges funding from Arts Council England.